Unlock your potential with the Rising Stars Programme

The Rising Stars Leadership and Management apprenticeship has been designed in collaboration with The Link Training, The West Yorkshire Primary Care Training Hub and Airedale NHS Trust to challenge and inspire colleagues to become confident, capable leaders. Through a dynamic blend of interactive, classroom-based activities and practical workplace application, participants gain the tools, insights, and support needed to lead with impact.

Whether you’ve recently started in a line management position or you’re an experienced manager wanting to elevate your leadership, this programme will help you build a robust leadership toolkit. Learners on this programme develop greater self-awareness, sharpen their decision-making, and learn how to motivate and guide teams effectively in today’s fast-paced environments. In-person training sessions foster collaboration and connection with a group of like-minded professionals, creating a rich learning experience where ideas are shared, challenges are explored, and growth is accelerated. With expert guidance and peer support, learners leave each session ready to apply their new skills confidently in the workplace.

Course Content

  • Session 1: Personal and Professional Development – Leadership Styles – Self-Assessment and Self-Awareness
  • Session 2: Personal and Professional Development – Reflective Practice and Increasing Self-Awareness through Feedback
  • Session 3: Personal and Professional Development – Emotional Intelligence, organisational culture and Personal Development Planning for Self and Others
  • Session 4: Managing Teams – Developing High-Performing Teams
  • Session 5: Managing Teams – Coaching and Mentoring
  • Session 6: Managing Teams – Effective Delegation
  • Session 7: Managing Teams – Recruitment and HR Practices
  • Session 8: Managing Teams – Talent and Performance Management
  • Session 9: Communication – Communication Forms, Techniques and Interpersonal Skills, Stakeholder Management
  • Session 10: Communication – Conflict Management and Negotiation
  • Session 11: Communication – Effective Presentation Skills
  • Session 12: Communication – Planning and Leading Effective Meetings
  • Session 13: Project Management – Project Planning, Initiation and Change Management
  • Session 14: Project Management – Project Management Tools and Techniques – Problem Solving and Decision Making
  • Session 15: Operational Planning and Management / Business Planning – Strategic Planning and The Business Environment
  • Session 16: Operational Planning and Management / Business Planning – Key Components of effective operational plans utilising business development
    tools and techniques / Creating and reviewing management reports
  • Session 17: Finance – Forecasting and Budget Setting and Budget Reviews
  • Session 18: Finance and Data Management – Utilising Financial and Data based reports to analyse progress against operational and strategic plans.
  • Session 19: Programme Review – Skills Application and Project Review / Introduction to End-Point Assessment Process
  • Session 20: Workshop – Individualised Support with Application of Skills into the Workplace / Project Update
  • Session 21: End-Point Assessment Preparation
  • Session 22: End-Point Assessment Preparation

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How To Apply

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Funding

All course fees are fully funded through the Apprenticeship Levy, meaning 100% of the costs are covered.